Last night the Mets were blown out for their sixth straight loss, falling to 71-79, and manager Terry Collins ripped into the team, telling reporters they’ve “folded it up” and “I won’t play that game.”

Here’s more from Collins, who said he was “disgusted” with the team’s performance lately:

Perception is reality in our game and the perception I have right now is we’ve folded it up. You want to see intenseness? You want to see me be intense? You guys are going to see it. I won’t play that game. You come and play the game right. I don’t care what the situation is. I don’t care about anything but playing the game correctly. That’s all I care about. Our fans should be upset. I don’t blame them one bit.

To his credit Collins also threw himself into that mix, noting that “we didn’t coach, we didn’t manage, we didn’t play” and “I’m the manager of this team and I’m responsible for it.”

Collins’ longstanding reputation as a hard-ass has mostly been dormant this season, but it’s clearly bubbling up at this point. New York is eight games below last season’s win total with 12 games remaining, but Collins explained that he needs to prepare the Mets to play hard through Game 162 for “crunch time next year, when we are fighting for something.”

Harvey, 29, spent 2018 with the Mets and Reds, posting an aggregate 4.94 ERA with a 131/37 K/BB ratio in 155 innings. He started off poorly with the Mets, so they traded him to the Reds in early May. He pitched much better in Cincinnati.

Harvey should have a spot secured at the back of the Angels’ rotation, but health and performance can always change that leading up to Opening Day.